Houston-based NRG confirmed Tuesday that it laid off employees in Texas and around the country, as part of an effort to cut costs, slash debt and boost its stock price. The company would not say how many workers lost jobs, but at least 100 were based in Houston according to a laid-off worker who requested anonymity protect his severance. NRG Energy is a leading U.S. power company with the nation's largest and most diverse competitive electric generation portfolio and leading retail electricity platform.

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The problem is, you don’t. With the out of date procedures that traditional inspection contractors use, data is usually invalid by the time it reaches your system. You rely on this data to make critical decisions regarding integrity concerns, and with the exorbitant amount of money you pay for the data, it should be accurate and delivered in real-time.

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